Interesting: FTC to Fine Bloggers up to $11,000 for Not Disclosing Payments
That’s an $11,000 fine per non-disclosing post for those bloggers coming under the US FTC’s ambit.
consumerism
Quick Hit – Feminism ur doin it rong, with a hint of teh patriarchy doesn’t exist
Read all about it Apologies for the lack of discussion, I just don’t have the energy today.
Franchising the Womb: Selling Fetal Imaging
A sampling of Australian recreational obstetric ultrasound advertising: A Peek of U at Serenity Spa, Wollongong: At our Spa location the Mum to be can enjoy a luxurious pedicure or spend most of the day being pampered, completing the day… Read More ›
Links for the Day – non-plastic toys, Rally for BFing rights in WA, and more
Emma-in-oz has a listing of Australian toy stores selling wooden, non-toxic, fair trade, and/or Australian-made toys. Check it out. The issue of whether breastfeeding discrimination will be banned in Western Australia remains up in the air, but things don’t look… Read More ›
Infant Formula Product Placement in Chemistry Matric Exam
School and university exam writers often invent scenarios. They play with made-up names for people, they dream up companies, they have fun devising original scenarios and puns to spice up their questions. But what happens when they get bored doing… Read More ›
Fat acceptance and Oppression Olympics fail on The Gruen Transfer
Via the Sarahs at Saucy Sisters, some massive adfail on ABC show The Gruen Transfer. TGT was going to look at a “fat pride” advertisement that combines the Oppression Olympics and -ist-humour tropes tonight. The show, which played the Adults… Read More ›
12 Livejournal ads you might prefer not to have seen
So. LJ ads. Spurred on by snugglebitch’s spotting of this anti-gay marriage ad on livejournal (via trouble), 1. I logged out of LJ, opened up Safari (no AdBlock), and poked around. I have a play with surfing, then interest searches…. Read More ›
PSA: The CDC on swine flu and breastfeeding
A lot of people think that breastfeeding is a tenuous, fragile, and even dangerous thing. Oh, they might concede that breastfeeding is a fine thing to do if it’s easy, and the mother is perfectly healthy, and the baby is… Read More ›
Linkdump: In the Papers: “Work-life balance”, and disablism gone rampant
Ugh, this article shits me: “Vote Yes for work-life balance: industry leaders“. You’re the fucking CEO of a company, start work earlier if you want an extra hour of business communications with the Eastern States. (Background for furriners and t’other-siders:… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 